What are the responsibilities and job description for the Groundskeeper position at Londonderry Village?
About the Position
The Grounds Assistant maintains grounds, walkways, and parking areas in order to keep the campus neat and presentable.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Maintains campus grounds: picks up trash, sweeps sidewalks and curbs, rakes leaves, plants flowers and trees, lays down mulch, seeds/re-seeds lawn areas, weeds, trims hedges, and removes limbs and stones from lawns.
- Mows lawns using push and power mowers. Trims and edges lawn areas.
- Inspects flowers, shrubbery, and trees for evidence of insects, fungi, and other pests.
- Digs up bulbs and roots and stores them appropriately for the fall and winter seasons as assigned.
- Performs snow removal tasks on campus from start to finish, including plowing, shoveling, and laying down ice melt on walkways and parking areas.
- Maintains the grounds shop in an organized and clean manner.
- Uses the WorxHub software for documentation and quality reporting on preventive maintenance and work order completion.
- Performs all duties in a safe manner following all safety policies and procedures including the use of personal protective equipment when required.
- Previous groundskeeping experience preferred.
